Re: Firewall/AV Question about WinXP Connection While Not Logged On
From: RAV (rav@nospamplease.com)Date: 10/17/02
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From: "RAV" <rav@nospamplease.com> Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2002 21:20:36 -0400
Yes, because the gateway machine still has ZoneAlarm running as a service
which will continue to stealth/block ports on that machine. Try it by going
to a grc.com shields up on the client machine under the conditions you are
concerned about.
I do agree with the Duane that you would be better off, getting a router in
addition to running a personal firewall/antivirus software on all of the
machines on the NAT network behind the router. Routers are very inexpensive
and many require very little if any setup.
"C. Rypkema" <crypkema@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Sorry the subject line is so cryptic, but the situation is fairly
> unusual.
>
> My question is, is a WinXP ICS gateway computer protected by the
> ZoneAlarm Pro 3.1 firewall and Norton Anti-Virus products -- while no
> individual user is logged on?
>
> Here's the scenario.
> - Computer A is on WinXP and logs onto the Internet. Computer A is
> an Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) gateway for a small home network.
> - Computer B is an ICS client and logs onto the internet using the
> connection from Computer A.
> - Computer A's user logs off his account...but keeps the modem
> connection alive. Computer A is now at the User Log On screen only.
> - Computer B continues to surf the web on the open modem connection
> on Computer A.
>
> Is Computer A protected at all by either the anti-virus or firewall
> software?
>
> If you're trying to replicate the situation, it seems that it only
> works if Computer B is already using the Internet connection, i.e. for
> email or browsing. If Computer B tries to initially access the
> Internet after A is logged off, it doesn't work.
>
> Thanks,
> CR
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